Painting Borges

Jorge J. E. Gracia is SUNY Distinguished Professor and Samuel P. Capen Chair in Philosophy and Comparative Literature at the University at Buffalo, State University of New York. His many books include Images of Thought: Philosophical Interpretations of Carlos Estévez's Art and Identity, Memory, and Diaspora: Voices of Cuban-American Artists, Writers, and Philosophers, both also published by SUNY Press.

• StoriesPlatesPreface1. IntroductionI. Painted Stories IDENTITY AND MEMORY2. The Other3. Funes, the Memorious4. The South5. The InterloperFREEDOM AND DESTINY6. The Garden of Forking Paths7. The Circular Ruins8. The House of Asterion9. The ImmortalFAITH AND DIVINITY10. The Rose of Paracelsus11. The Writing of the God12. The Secret Miracle13. The Gospel According to MarkII. Identity and Interpretation14. Literature, Art, and Philosophy15. Interpretation16. Painting Borges17. Limits of InterpretationNotesBibliographyPainting Borges: Art Interpreting LiteratureIndex

"Painting Borges is a very well conceived work on a topic that is provocative and challenging … This literary analysis is extremely accessible to literature and art lovers of all walks of life." — Hispania"Jorge Gracia's book, Painting Borges, is a rather curious object, springing from an audacious intellectual challenge … The outcome is a rich and vivid piece of writing and questioning." — Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews"…an engaging, thought-provoking treatise on the artistic interpretation of fiction from a philosophical perspective, a study that conjoins aesthetics and hermeneutics … a book for all in every season … Highly recommended." — CHOICE"From Michel Foucault to Arthur Danto, the use of Borges to analyze art isn't new, but Painting Borges goes a step further: it looks at Borges as an inspiration to painters while also interpreting hermeneutically the way he himself looked at things through his blind eyes. I found Jorge J. E. Gracia's volume provocative, engaging, and exhaustive in its approach." — Ilan Stavans, Lewis-Sebring Professor in Latin American and Latino Culture, Amherst College